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Live blog: Global Refugee Forum 2023 – Day 2
The Global Refugee Forum 2023 takes place from 13 to 15 December at the Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland. Follow the live blog for up-to-date highlights from Day 2 of the Global Refugee Forum 2023.
Live blog: Global Refugee Forum 2023 – Day 1
The Global Refugee Forum 2023 takes place from 13 to 15 December at the Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland.
2023 Nansen Award honours champion for refugee education
Abdullahi Mire was celebrated at a ceremony in Geneva on Wednesday for his dedication to creating opportunities for young refugees in Kenya through the power of education.
Global refugee summit opens with focus on unity for world’s refugees
As global forced displacement reaches unprecedented levels, some 4,000 delegates from 165 countries, including refugee leaders, heads of state, governments, businesses and non-profit leaders from around the world have come together to open the three-day Global Refugee Forum (GRF).
Global Refugee Forum Opening remarks of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi
This Global Refugee Forum a moment of unity, in which all of us join forces to ensure that those who flee because their life, freedom and security are threatened can find protection; and that everything is done to resolve their exile as soon as possible.
World’s largest international event on refugees opens tomorrow
Private sector partners will play a key role in galvanizing pledges; UN entities commit to supporting refugee inclusion in host communities.
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